The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-09
THE GIRL WITHOUT A PERIOD.
New York GnpA,c.


 As ss. ;a Seventh ayenne car. trying to read what Father McClynn did, or said, or did not do, or had not said, she talked.
 She was petife and pretty. She rolled her beautiful eyes, and worked her charming mouth, as she deluged her friend with her chatter. X two-hundred- word R. minute stenographer would have turned pale at her volubility, but have marvel lous memory, and have reproduced what l heard.
 My, isn't it nice to meet you, Tillie, I was telling ma to-day that it would be real fun if you was to come to the city, and she said she guessed you would, and how's your sister,"
 "She's-"
 wasn't she bad iii the fall, l heard Dr. Butterworth was tending her; he's awful smart. isn't he? and both ma and me said he'd cure her for certain, I'm going to match some velvet for my dress; you should see it; it's just too lovely for anything
 "When-"
 tits the newest thing and so sweet, it has border of pale green sicilienne silk with tablier and draper just the same color over dark green velvet skirt; you ought to sec it-bands of deep embroidery on corn-colored foundation crossing right over in front and looped up with cords into waist of pale green moire. Annie Weston you know Annie Weston said, when she was in Saratoga last sum- mer, oh we're going there this year.
 "That's-"
 "isn't it nice. we'll Annie said there wasn't any dress half as sweet as mine, you know Katie Scott, well she saw it, she's going to be married to Charlie Wilson, and they're going to Europe for the honeymoon, isn't she handsome"
 Fl think"
 "evervone's just wild to see her dresses that are coming from Worth of Paris, but don't believe he can do any better than some of our people i'll the Avenue, do you"
 Well l."
 ''of course 1 mean the tIp-top ones, not the little people, their botches, one of them ruined chestnut-eolored surah and maize epe-dc- chine of mine. in the most awful way, instead of putting knots of grclcts in maize silk, the stupid thing trimmed it with satin, Mrs. Coldstone said ought to have sued her. but l couldn't do that, and Mrs. Coldstonc is such one to talk"
 "Yes, l."
 "whv, Tillie, when once she begins there's no stopping her, and she's aw- ful homely, but she dresses elegantly, they may say what they like. l think olive green, Pm awful fond of green, and plum color, is just too sweet for most anything, but it must be made tight. fitting just like Bessie Willard's, and she's not got as fine figure as she thinks she has. but she's real good hearted, and do you know she won't have anything to say to Alfred, and he's going to Mexico, you know Alfred, don't you,"
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 "yes, Alfred Tuckerman, real good looking fellow, only he knows it, Tillie, and that spells him, SO all us girls just teaze him most to death, but he's great fun, and plays tennis ! like an angel, I'm going to get me new tennis suit of sea- green, and dark, not too dark, you know, trimmings, that'll be splendid, won't it,"
 w-"
 "there, l knew you'd like it, and with my new hat of green faille and the crown all over bronze beads and pavots in different shades it'll be just splendid, and ma says she thinks it'll be nicer than Gracic's, that's made of straw with two borders, one of them longer than the other joining in a sort of kind of pivot front and back and covered with velvet and trimmed with surah ribbon, quite wide, with lump of orchids in front it is real cunning but seemsa little heavy; don't you think so."
 "Well-"
 "that's what every one says, but Oracle told me Willie Carnby liked it, and SO it was all right for her, but Pm going to have one'll take the cake; a little bonnet, not hat, you know, of sapphire-blue straw with borders of Tuscan straw and trimmed with blue ribbon, and then I'll get ma to buy me blue dress to match, mas awful good that way, and l have blue gloves, so if won't cost 90 very much, do you think it will, have some candy"
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 "besides ma owes me new dress, because I didn't go to Newport last season, but ma and me are going to Larchmont next week, and we'll stay until the big regatta, love regattas, don't you, take caramel"
 "I am"
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